The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-04-14

Neither wine nor ale, porter nor brandy
has ever been manufactured III Japan, it
is said.
Mrs. Annie j. Phohus has purchased
the Hygeia Hotel, at Fortress Monroe. for
$685., 800
Mr.. J. II. 1Iansford. of Lowmoor, has
been appointed G. g. o. depot agent at
Covington. Va.
Gov. Hill, of New Y ork, has vetoed the
high license bin upon the ground that 1t is
unconstitutional.
A new railroad car, lately built at Chica-
90. has bath room. barber shop, toilet |
rooms and library in it.
A memorial window has been placed in |
the Lutheran Church at Salem to the mem
ory of the wife of Dr. A. Il. Koiner.
Mr. Cleveland has succeeded in getting
full. Gedged free trader for Secretary OF
the Treasury. Mr.. FairchildS is pro-
nounced in his views in favor of free trade.
Trenton, N. j.. elected last Monday a
fnlI Republican ticket for municipal offices.
the first time within twenty FIVE years.
The election generally showed an increased
Republican vote.
Ga Friday last there arrived at New
Yorx A 270 ACCOMPLISHMENTS. Irish,
English, Scots. Italians. Poles Scandana-
vians, Rulgarians. &c.-ti.e Italians num-
berng the largest.
Cards are ont for the marriage of Miss
tnr IF I
Green. of Wytheyille. to Mr.. Prank IL.
Terry, editor of the Wytheville Dispatch.
and son of Gen. VIM. Terry,
Hon. John s. Wise addressed, by inyi-
tation, the Young Republican Club of
Philadelphia last week. 1t is reported to
have been an able an eloquent speech.
and was received with great enthusiasm.
The President has written n letter to the
American Fishermen's Union. of Massa
chnsptts, in which he declares his intention
to enforce the retaliatory law passed by
Congress, and to maintain the national
honor.
MARSHALL Parks. Of Norfolk has been
appointed supervising inspector OF steam
quarters at Norfolk, in place OF James
Curran of Md whose nomination was re-
jected 10y the Senate.
The partizan Law by which the appoint
ment of members of the state Institution
Boards wSs taken from the hands OF lie
Governor. and placed with the Board OF
Pdblic Works, has been repealed and the
Governor now makes the appointments.
The mystery which surrounded the
murder of tie stranger young lady at
Railway, \. j.. two weeks ago, is still I'M
solved Over one hundred persons have
called to see whether they could not recog-
nize in her missing friend OF relative.
Sir Edward Thornton, formerly United
States minister from England to the United
States, has been appointed by the English
bondholders as /. commissioner from them
to meet The debt commission recently
created by The Virginia Legislature. Ill
has sailed for the United States.
W. G.. Forbes, Commonw calth's Attor
ney of Prince Edward Co., and one OF TIL
ablest and most promising young men il
Virginia, died at tie residence of Gov
Cameron. 10 Petersburg on Monday last
He was the son and only child of Col. w
w. Forbes, of Buckingham county.
tits positively stated that Hon. James
c. Blaine willshortiy visit Europe and re
IN Tin abroad for year or nfore-probabl.
until after the Republican National Con
vention has nominated its Presidential
candidates. In that way he will avoid tli
charge of working for that distinction
sho6ld it fall to him
At the present rate of extingushmen
the national bank circulation will disar
pear in about eleven years. The total ne
tional bank circulation of the country a
the present time is $2s6. 900, which
reduction of about $i5 000, 600 since jar
1, 1885, and $27 800 600 since Jan. l, lSs
one year and three months.
The Pan-H Handle Railroad has now in ii
employ den of thieves. A dispatch frCr
P.ttsburg dated the 18th. says: The gan
numbers hundreds: their stealings fror
le freight cars amounts to over $500, oCC
All the freight lines are implicit ed-con
ductors, brakesmen, engineers. and fire
men. Many arrests. have been made.
Five election judges and clerks wer
found guilty in Baltimore on the 4th,
conspiracy to defrand at the municlpf
election which occurred October 26, lSS(
They returned as cast a. large number c
fraudulent votes. most Of them being th
~ no oil
on that day and three of whom were dead
All of them are Democrats.
Hon. j. Amber Smith after slischarglni
hisduty to client in Il case in the Distlic
ofColumbia Courts, was assaulted by awi1
n ISIS on the other side, lie was strnc
with club The Judge had retired from
the bench before the difficulty occurred
b ut when Informed of the occurrence, Ii
said he would show the assassin that s,ici
things could not occur there without th
severest punishment.
The anti coercion demonstration in l.or
dln last Monday WAS the largest gatherln
ever witnessed in that city. Over $4,000
We're present, and numerous aadreSse
were uGllFGltu. dli pioltStlLS "o'eiAoo eii
Coercion bill, now before Parliament. Th
demonstration shows that Ireland's caus
is taking bold of the masses of England
and that the cruel wrongs under whic
Ireland has so long suffered, must come Il
an end, either by legal or revoiutonaT
means.
1t is learned from the Richmond Stat
L
that a conference of the superintendent
of schools of the various counties and cite
of the State has. been called for the l9tt
18th, and 20th of May. The conferenc
will doubtless meet in the Hall OF the llous
of Delegates, if the General Assembly
not there at that time. AT this confefenc
matters relating directly to tile interests Q
the public schools will be considered. Thi
conference promises to be a very interest
ing one, and there will be some distinguish
Cd educators present.
A number of prominent Democrat
politicians of Texas, recently initiate
an organization for the purpose Of adm
the liquor interests in the Local optic
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